The Environment Ministry will soon announce a new policy to reduce the time lag for environmental and forest clearances, Union Environment and Forest Minister Prakash Javadekar said here on Sunday.

Twenty eight major highway projects have hit a road block owing to clearance from the Ministry of Environment and Forest. Some projects are as old as 2006.

The Chhattisgarh government had approved the rehabilitation plan for the people affected by the Talaipalli coalmine of the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) in Raigarh district.

With many projects stuck, state- owned NHPC has said stringent norms as well as cumbersome procedures are leading to delay in getting environmental and forest clearances.

SURAT: Six major construction projects in the city are likely to face action from Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) for not obtaining environment clearance (EC) certificate.

Mines minister assures to consider demand for taxing super normal profits

A high-level panel has deferred its decision on a proposal seeking environment clearance to expansion of CIL arm, Western Coalfields Ltd's coal mining project in Maharashtra.

The Delhi High Court today maintained its restraint on Haryana's plea to prosecute leading Indian car maker Maruti for not having prior Environment Clearance (EC) for its Rohtak unit.

West Bengal Pollution Control Board’s public hearing regarding the setting up of 600MW power plant in Salboni got a major push with villagers invoking their support for the plant, seeking “immediat